Did I do the right thing? (Lied to the police)

Person_one

19lottie82 wrote: »

Yes of course I have. I know not all police officers are the devil, but my opinion of them has been severely tainted and I am convinced that a lot more of them take advantage of their power than most people realise.

You're convinced based on a sample of how many? You do realise that there are more than 130,000 of them don't you?

19lottie82

Person_one wrote: »

You're convinced based on a sample of how many? You do realise that there are more than 130,000 of them don't you?

Yup I do realise that.

And re the complaint I originally complained the the police force in question, and was fobbed off. I then progressed my complaint to the PIRC (?) as I'm in Scotland and was basically told the same.

Person_one

19lottie82 wrote: »

Yup I do realise that.

And re the complaint I originally complained the the police force in question, and was fobbed off. I then progressed my complaint to the PIRC (?) as I'm in Scotland and was basically told the same.

I bet there's no other group of over 100,000 people that you'd be happy to badmouth en masse. Because its just wrong.

RuthnJasper

No disrespect intended to anyone - but I'm not sure that horror-stories about the Police are helpful, given the particular specifics of the case as posted by the OP... :think:

DaisyMaee / Embugx - The Police will NOT be arresting you, cautioning you, or even speaking sternly to you. Not after all this time (unless you have maliciously falsely accused someone of something, which you don't say). You can just say something along the lines of "I'm sorry, I wasn't very well at that time and wasn't functioning too well." if it ever comes up at all.

But all I can say is that you need to ring 101 and get this out of the way before it spirals even further out of control in your mind. You could always ask your mum or a friend to do it for you if you really can't face it - but either way; get it done. We can't do it for you.

Best wishes. x

RuthnJasper

Person_one wrote: »

I bet there's no other group of over 100,000 people that you'd be happy to badmouth en masse. Because its just wrong.

Right! In every single aspect around the planet where humans are involved there are ALWAYS going to be good people and bad people - it will never change.

If you saw two people with brown hair saying "no, thank you" if someone offers them an ice-cream, it would be completely wrong to say, based on that evidence, that "people with brown hair never eat ice-cream". Thus - a couple of bad experiences should not condemn the whole organisation, as Person_one says.

Personally, I know which number I'll be 'phoning if a mad axeman starts chopping down my front door, regardless of the stories of occasional dodgy Rozzers in the tabloid tat-rags...

MarilynMonroe_2

Hi, is it the thought of physically going into the police station and not knowing what to expect holding you back?
They probably wouldnt even want you to go in, or if they did, just say you have problems and they would send someone out to see you.
It's obviously going to all play on your mind until you lay it to rest and have closure , it sounds like it's niggling at you to know what it was all about, but you wont be in trouble about saying you didnt live there as long as you had, honestly you wont. Over the phone it's no ones business - being given your rights and lying is another matter!
Do you still have the note through your door?

geoffky

Easiest answer....I was playing along trying to find out if it was a scam as i thought it was someone trying to con me.
Simple really....Move on in the knowledge you have a excuse ready if needed..

neverdespairgirl

Guest101 wrote: »

Yes if the person she spoke to, it would be. but why do the police record their interviews, why give a caution?

Because they know that there is no evidence, outside of his or her 'word', and thats not enough!

You obviously, completely, don't know what inadmissable hearsay is.

I don't think the phone call is relevant to the OP - who is fussing about nothing IMO - but this mischaracterisation of what is evidence and isn't evidence is wrong in law.

The police record interviews and give cautions because they are obliged to do so by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

neverdespairgirl

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

The contant questions to people who are only anwering with guesses (well meaning but mostly based on arm-chair law gained from the telly) will not help alleviate you being "upset and confused".

Speak for yourself - I may not be well-meaning, but I'm a barrister (-:

neverdespairgirl

OP, this is really you getting worried for nothing.

You had no way of knowing whether it was actually a police officer to whom you spoke, or not.

So anything you declined to say is entirely your business.

If you want to drop into your local nick, or phone their proper number to check up on it, do so. But I really wouldn't be worrying about this!